Dons must learn from Peterborough's counter-attack goals

MK Dons have to chalk their defeat to Peterborough on Saturday up to a learning experience, according to Jack Davies.

Hit three times on the counter-attack, Dons suffered their first defeat in almost a month but remained 16th in League One against a Posh side fighting at the sharp end of the table.

Davies, making his league debut, said with the game against Fleetwood on Tuesday night looming Dons cannot afford to get too bogged down after the defeat but they must learn to cope with teams looking to exploit them in behind.

He said: "The way we play, going forwards in possession, camp in their half and wear the other team down, it's hard when you're defending and you have to be switched on all the time. A lot of teams just like to crash it forwards, which is different to us and there's nothing wrong with that, but we have to be ready at all times. Today gives us something to learn from.

"I think we matched them in possession, so it's frustrating to get done on the counter three times. I think we were good throughout, the first half wasn't as good as we expected, but hopefully this is only a minor setback because we've been really good in the last few weeks, we've picked up results and performances. We have to bounce back on Tuesday."